Yaapeet's Native Plants - Changes Over 30 Years
2018-08-24 09:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Yaapeet Primary School, 4 Woods Street, Yaapeet, VIC, 3424, Australia
How well do you know the native plants in your local Nature Reserve?
Get to know Yaapeet’s native plants – on the Nature Reserve on the east of the town/school boundary from an historic collection (made in 1988) and a walk/survey to be made today.
For National Science Week, Yaapeet PS is bringing back Rod Newnham its local expert, botanist, former park ranger and YPS parent (who made the original collection), from 30 years ago to inform and inspire us to notice and know our local native plants.
We have recently rediscovered the well-preserved plant collection made by the school with Rod in 1988 and will to use them to see changes since then.
The morning will be spent with the school children preparing with Rod for the afternoon, when the community will be invited to come on a guided walk into our Nature Reserve (beside the school) and see what is there and discover what may have changed.
If you can’t be there, we plan to prepare a display from these two samplings (1988, 2018) for the school centenary in October.
The Royal Botanic Gardens is interested in this 1988 collection – if we can identify the species of each plant sample. For this we need Rod’s help, and to direct any preparation needed for their final resting place.

Science Extravaganza
2018-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Horsham College, High Street South, Horsham, VIC, 3400, Australia
The Science Extravaganza showcases the different areas of science and engages primary and secondary aged children as well as parents in sciences related phenomena and events through displays, demonstrations and activities.
The Horsham College Science Team present the annual community Science Extravaganza.
The event showcases the different areas of science and engages primary and secondary aged children as well as parents in sciences related phenomena and events through displays, demonstrations quizzes and activities.
This year’s theme of Change Makers and Game Changers is cause for staff to break out the costumes and brush up on their history as they become many of the important scientists over the ages.

Edison Robot Code Club: 4 week class
2018-08-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Ballarat Library, 178 Doveton St N, Ballarat, Victoria, 3353, Australia
Learn to control an Edison robot using EdWare coding Langugage: Use the EdWare graphical programming language to make Edison drive and turn, detect obstacles and sounds, sense and track and respond to lights. If you have used Scratch at school, EdWare will look familiar.
EdWare is a hybrid graphical robot programming language for the Edison robot. EdWare combines the ease of drag-and-drop graphical icons with increased functionality from text-based entry. The result is a robot programming language that is easy to learn and offers a robust next-step in coding education.

Knowing what the weather's going to do
2018-08-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Court House, CEACA, 38A Downey Street, Alexandra, VIC, 3714, Australia
Join Dr Robert Dahni, a retired meteorologist, and improve your weather awareness through a better understanding of weather forecast information. Knowing what the weather’s going to do will help you to make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities.
Improve your weather awareness and make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities. Knowing what the weather’s going to do is not rocket science with the wealth of weather information readily available on the internet. Learn where to access, and how to better understand, the most reliable weather information, especially for regional Victoria. You can do it, and you will better know what the weather’s going to do…

Girls in Physics Breakfast
2018-08-21 07:30 - 09:30 | New Horizons Building, 20 Research Way, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
At the breakfast students from Years 10 to 12 will share a table with two or three young women who are either in the early stages of a career in physics or engineering, or are at university as an undergraduate or a postgraduate. The students have a chance to ask questions about their careers and what study at university is like. Students will be seated with students from other schools.
There is also an address by a prominent scientist, who will talk about her area of interest at a level appropriate for the audience. The speaker is Dr Ceri Brenner, the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Women in Physics lecturer for 2018. Dr Brenner is speaking as part of her national tour. Her topic is ‘Pressing FIRE on the most powerful laser in the world’.
Dr Brenner is a physicist with UK Research and Innovisation. She uses the most powerful lasers in the world to develop innovative imaging technology for medical, nuclear and aerospace inspection. She has a unique role that spans research, innovation and business development and is driving the translation of laser-driven accelerator research into industrial applications that impact our society. Her website has information about her research and her outreach activities.
Abstract: When we press FIRE on the most powerful laser in the world, we deliver a packet of light that is a thousand billion billion times more intense than the sunlight you feel at the beach! That’s super intense! But what makes these lasers really super is that we’re using them to turn research into real applications that will improve our future. From igniting a miniature star on earth to keeping our power stations working for thousands of years with clean fuel, to designing micro accelerator beams for detecting and zapping away cancer or even taking a snapshot photo of a jet engine at full speed!
As an optional add on to the breakfast, at no extra cost, there is a 90 minute tour of the nearby Australian Synchrotron as well as activities on Careers in STEM. There is a limit of 6 students per school to maximise the number of schools that can participate.
This event is supported by ANSTO, Vicphysics Teachers’ Network, the Victorian Branch of the Australian Institute of Physics, FLEET (Future Low Energy Electronic Technologies) and the Federal Government’s Inspiring Australia – Inspiring Science program.

Public Outreach Astronomy: Mildura
2018-08-20 13:30 - 21:30 | SRS Benetook Farm, 1022 Benetook Avenue, Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia
Experience the wonders of heavens above with our mobile astronomical observatory at SRS Benetook Farm, Mildura.
Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) is a mobile astronomical observatory equipped with computerised telescopes for daytime solar and night time stellar and planetary viewing.
SCOOP is travelling to regional Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia for National Science Week. SCOOP will be at SRS Benetook Farm in Mildura on Monday 20 August from 1:30 to 9:30pm for solar and deep sky viewing.
Members of public of all ages are welcome. Viewing is free.

ITEC Australia Competition
2018-08-20 07:00 - 2018-09-23 22:30
International Youth Technology and Engineering Challenge (ITEC) Australia is a national competition consisting of primary and secondary-school students only in partaking in a coding/programming competition, also consisting of creating your own Virtual Reality content.

A FREE competition to enter: the aim of ITEC Australia Competition is to teach primary and secondary-school students how to code/program and create their own VR content. Of course, not all students will know how to code, and this is great, because this is what we want to teach them. If some students DO know how to code, there are always more challenging tasks they could complete…such as our Augmented Reality (AR) VIVID colouring packs.
This competition will give students the opportunity to apply technical knowledge in practice. Some of the benefits include:

Nurtures interest in Science and Technology
Enhances students’ ability to learn, think and execute
Students will be working on our 3D program and learn to code easily; our 3D program is one of the most advanced programs in the world
Free to enter
Makes learning enjoyable and fun
Awards and recognition for the winner(s).

To get involved in this competition, you will need to register online with their name and email address. Please note that each student is required to use their name and email address (if students don’t have email addresses, they are required to use their parents’ email address).
For more information call to Eni Xhebro (Head of Marketing) on 0451 049 772.
ITEC is a collaborative effort of countries including: Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. We are looking for young talent in Australia in the intelligence era, which is focused on innovative thinking.

Lego Mindstorms Robotics
2018-08-19 14:30 - 16:00 | Malvern Library, 1255 High Street, Malvern, VIC, 3144, Australia
Children will build a LEGO® EV3 Mindstorms robot, then code and test their solutions based on real-world challenges.
Presented by Bricks 4 Kidz®.
Suitable for children aged 8+ years. Children under 12 years of age must be supervised by an adult.

Inspiring Illumination, Creative Curiosity: Dr Ceri Brenner
2018-08-19 14:30 - 15:30 | Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Join Australian Institute of Physics 2018 Women in Physics speaker Dr Ceri Brenner as she reveals the beauty behind her work with the most powerful lasers in the world, how she is inspired by the world-changing applications that she and her team work on and the extreme technology she works with.
Dr Brenner will visit Ballarat as part of a national tour; her visit to Ballarat during National Science Week is coordinated by VicPhysics and the School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology at Federation University.
Please book online for this free event.
Dr Ceri Brenner is a plasma physicist studying how the most powerful lasers in the world can generate micro-sized, super-charged particle accelerators that emit highly penetrating, high quality beams of X-rays, neutrons and ions. She’s using this extreme interaction between light and matter to design innovative imaging technology for medical, nuclear and aerospace inspection.
In her talks she introduces high power lasers and the plasma (4th) state of matter and then guides the audience through to the application of the physics as a next generation technology. She introduces her topic in terms of physics concepts that everyone learns at school making it accessible to all. As an experimentalist, there is a strong emphasis on teamwork in her lectures. For student-age audiences she often also includes her career journey as part of the talk and communicates the personal benefits (global travel, intellectual stimulation, feeling of contributing to society) of a career in physics to inspire younger generations. Engagement is important to her therefore animation, demonstration and illustration are key features as well as having Q&A and/or panel sessions.
Dr Ceri Brenner is a physicist using the most powerful lasers in the world to develop innovative imaging technology for medical, nuclear and aerospace inspection. She has a unique role that spans research, innovation and business development and is driving the translation of laser-driven accelerator research into industrial applications that impact our society. In 2017 she was awarded the UK Institute of Physics’ Clifford-Paterson Medal and Prize for her significant early career contributions to the application of physics in an industrial context.
A graduate of Oxford University and PhD from University of Strathclyde, Ceri has established a unique position working in the UK’s Central Laser Facility, in which her passion for application-focused research works alongside pursuing fundamental understanding of extreme condition physics.
She is a highly experienced and popular science communicator and is a strong advocate of physics engagement to reach new audiences within the public, academia and industry. She especially enjoys inspiring the next generation into this exciting profession. Ceri is also an active member of the physics community with leading committee roles within the Institute of Physics and British Science Association.

Science in the Cinema - Fantastic Voyage
2018-08-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Peter Doherty Institute, 792 Elizabeth Street, Parkville, VIC, 3000, Australia
Join our free screening of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage. A miniaturized crew attempt to heal their injured colleague by traveling through his body. But in 2018, do advances in science and technology mean that science fiction is becoming closer to reality?
The screening of the film will be followed by an expert Q&A session and an interactive demonstration of virtual reality equipment allowing you travel inside a cell.
Our expert panel will include University of New South Wales Associate Professor John McGhee. As Director of the 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab, John’s work explores the visualisation of complex scientific and biomedical data using 3D animation and virtual reality technology.
This special event is presented by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology together with the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and is being held as part of National Science Week 2018.
This is a free event, however, registration is essential. Popcorn and water will be provided to all ticket holders.
This film is rated G, however there are some action scenes that may not be suitable for very young children.
Located in the heart of the Parkville medical precinct, the Doherty Institute houses over 700 scientists, researchers, academics, clinicians and graduate students working in infectious diseases and immunology.
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology seeks to understand the bio-nano interface to better predict, control and visualise the myriad interactions that occur between nanomaterials and biological environments.

Public Outreach Astronomy
2018-08-19 13:30 - 21:30 | Nangiloc-Colignan District Primary School, Kulkyne Way, Nangiloc, VIC, 3494, Australia
Experience the wonders of heavens above with our mobile astronomical observatory!
Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) is a mobile astronomical observatory designed to travel across states and carry out public astronomy activities. It is equipped with computerised telescopes for daytime solar and night time stellar and planetary viewing. SCOOP has also been associated with National Science Week since 2017, carrying out public outreach astronomy interstate.
In 2018, SCOOP is travelling to regional Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. SCOOP will be set up at Nangiloc-Colignan District Primary School in Nangiloc on Sunday 19 August 2018 from 1:30pm to 9:30pm for solar and deep sky viewing. Members of public of all ages are welcome. Viewing is free.

Skink Link Project Planting
2018-08-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Scotchmans Creek, Raymond Court, Oakleigh, Victoria, 3166, Australia
Help plant 800 indigenous plants to create habitat for the water skink along Scotchmans Creek

About this Event

Be part of the Skink Link Project. We’ll be planting the first 800 plants to create habitat for the Water Skinks. Find out more about this exciting project and the important role you can play in bringing back the water skink and other wildlife to Scotchmans Creek. You’ll learn about indigenous plants and skink link habitat.
Enjoy a social BBQ afterwards.
Wear sturdy shoes, bring a coat

Science on Show
2018-08-19 10:00 - 16:30 | Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
Bizarre whales, tiny dinosaurs, fossil insects, and the giants of the Ice Age will appear among the objects of wonder and awe rarely displayed. Museum scientists and special collection items will be on show for this special day.
Watch fossil preparators work to excavate fragile bones and teeth, and learn how museum experts preserve fossils for the centuries to come.
As well as meeting museum scientists, you’ll get a chance to meet research scientists from around Victoria and hear about their latest discoveries on climate change, de-extinction and mystery marsupials.

Exciton Science at University of Melbourne Open Day
2018-08-19 10:00 - 16:00 | School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Masson Road, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
Exciton science is a cutting-edge area of science where chemistry, physics and (sometimes) biology meet. It looks at new ways of harnessing light and experiments with how we can make new types of solar cells and protect bank notes with anti-counterfeit light properties that haven’t before been seen.
Come along to the University of Melbourne Open Day and explore some hands-on activities with our researchers that will showcase excitons and light in a way you haven’t experience before.

Monash University Parkville Open Day
2018-08-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Monash University Parkville Campus, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
On Sunday 19 August, Monash Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will open the doors for our inaugural Open Day at our Parkville campus. Hear about our courses, internships, groundbreaking research and to talk to our staff and students firsthand. Featuring live music, food trucks and activities, this is a day to put in the diary.
The Open Day showcases our courses and demonstrates how fun and inspiring science can be. We’ll have a range of activities including:

Presentations and alumni panels
Drug discovery pipeline
Escape rooms

Our innovative campus tours will include a journey through the drug discovery pipeline. Students will see first-hand how pharmaceutical scientists create, formulate and test medicines in our labs, before learning how it is dispensed in our virtual pharmacy environment.
Food and entertainment
On the day we will also have live music, interactive tours and delicious food outlets operating through the day. Whether you are a future student, a teacher or a parent, this event will have something for you.
In order to make this event more accessible for families, the event conveniently coincides with The University of Melbourne’s Open Day, a short distance from our campus on Royal Parade.

Jurassic Park 3D in IMAX
2018-08-18 18:30 - 21:00 | IMAX Melbourne, Rathdowne Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
Experience Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic Jurassic Park in immersive IMAX 3D to celebrate National Science Week and all things palaeontology with IMAX and Museums Victoria! This special event screening includes an introduction to the film from Museums Victoria’s expert palaeontologist Dr Erich M.G. Fitzgerald (Senior Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology).
Hold onto your butts – JURASSIC PARK 3D is an adventure that will have you jumping out of your seat!

Saturday August 18 – 6.30pm
Back for one night only on the world’s largest screen
Presented in stunning IMAX 4K Laser

You and Your Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Prejudice
2018-08-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Royal Society of Victoria, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000, Australia
In large part, racism stems from the human brain’s tendency to engage in prejudice, a process that allows us to make millisecond judgments based on visual information. These preconceived opinions about other people are instinctual — and they have a basis in neuroscience. Why does the brain do this? Can we use what we know about the neuroscience of prejudice to develop methods to combat and end racism?
About the speaker:
Dr Larry Sherman is a Professor in the Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology & the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the Oregon Health & Science University & the Oregon National Primate Research Center. He is the President of the Oregon Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, with over 80 publications related to brain development & neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis. He serves on a number of national scientific review panels for the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Programs, & others.
The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry and Portland Monthly Magazine recognized Dr. Sherman as one of the most innovative people in the State of Oregon. https://rsv.org.au/events/you-and-your-racist-brain/
Co-presented by the RMIT School of Health & Biomedical Sciences and the Royal Society of Victoria.

Café Scientifique: Pets, Pots, Pints and Parasites
2018-08-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Join us for this National Science Week event and lively café scientifique discussion with researchers from Federation University who will explore peculiarities, the strange beauty and the threats posed by parasites. Beer brewing will also feature with Federation University researchers showing the audience why “brewing” is a combination of art and science.
Please book online for this free event.
Parasites are a part of everyone’s life; they infect our pets, the meat and crops we eat, and us. They also infect our iconic marsupial wildlife and the fish in our unique oceans and reefs, sometimes with devastating consequences.
Parasites are barometers for the health of any ecosystem; signals that life is out of balance. Australia, like everywhere else, also has a large number of common, human parasites, particularly in our Indigenous communities in our northern reaches. Some of these can be chronic, incapacitating and even life-threatening. Bernard Lee Singleton’s magnificent painting, Gula Guri mayin (which means “Heal the body”), explores themes of parasites and health.
Researchers from Federation University will involve their audience in new and old science stories; describing their research related to human and animal health including vaccine and drug development against parasites.
This Inspiring Australia event is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week and co-hosted by the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Federation University and the Australian Society for Parasitology.

Hubble Space Telescope Workshop
2018-08-18 14:30 - 16:00 | Clayton Library, 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton, 3168
Do you like stars, planets, space and galaxies? Do you want to know what a Hubble Space Telescope is? Join Mustafa, an avid and experienced science communicator for a workshop full of fun, surprises and challenges.

Game Changes and Change Makers STEM Festival
2018-08-18 11:00 - 15:00 | St Margaret’s School, St Margaret's Place, Berwick, VIC, 3806, Australia
We have Rob Gell as our guest speaker and a panel discussion on sustainability and innovation.
We have a STEM Expo involving a number of leading organisations where people can learn about employment opportunities and current innovation in STEM and education. And we will be running 12 workshops in robotics, drones, cyber security, eHealth and geospatial engineering that people can register for and participate in.
Lecture, panel discussion, EXPO and workshops galore. Register to secure your place at this exciting STEM event in Eastern Melbourne.

Chess for Fun
2018-08-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Thomastown Library, 52 Main Street, Thomastown, VIC, 3074, Australia
Exercise your maths brain with a game of Chess. We have a chess tutor on hand to teach or challenge you. Come and learn some strategies, tips and tricks from our Chess Tutor. All levels welcome.
At Thomastown Library we offer chess classes and tournaments throughout the year. We have scheduled our August chess session to be the closing event in our National Science Week celebrations.

How to have a bee friendly garden
2018-08-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Chiltern Library, Conness Street, Chiltern, VIC, 3683, Australia
Join Indigo Shire Libraries and Beechworth Honey for two interactive talks on How to Have a Bee Friendly Garden.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about bees including native bees and what they do. Everyone will discover why bees are in peril and what simple things to do at home to attract them to the garden. There will be time for questions. These talks are for all ages including children. There will be books to borrow, honey themed refreshments and a bee themed craft for children.

Game Changers and Change Makers Science Fair
2018-08-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Corio Library, Cnr Cox Road and Moa Street, Norlane, VIC, 3214, Australia
Celebrate National Science Week with Geelong Regional Libraries.
Join Professor Bunsen Science at Corio Library, for a special Game Changers and Change Makers Science Fair: enjoy a mix of explosive entertainment and child-friendly science education in these super science week shows. Professor Bunsen will explore discoveries made by famous scientists like Faraday, Tesla and Bell.
Show Times

11.00-12.00pm
2.00-3.00pm

Then it’s time to get hands-on with science. Explore natural wonders, experiment with chemical reactions, sound, air pressure and more in our self-discovery Science Fair.

Alexandra Library Science Expo
2018-08-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Alexandra Library, 49 Perkins Street, Alexandra, VIC, 3714, Australia
The Alexandra Library is hosting a science expo for families and will include static displays, hands on experiments and a mini talks program embracing the theme of game changers and change makers.
Local scientists and science enthusiasts have been invited to share their passion for science with the broader community in a fun engaging way at the library.

Watercolour Solar System Workshop
2018-08-18 10:00 - 13:30 | The Windsor Workshop, Level 1, 115 Chapel Street, Windsor, VIC, 3181, Australia
LISTEN UP – The Windsor Workshop is entering previously unexplored territory!
Buckle yourself in, as you are about to witness one of the greatest workshops in history – when art and science collide… are you ready for the ride?
Introducing a “Watercolour Solar System”. A watercolour / painting workshop like no other. A science lesson with a twist.
On Saturday 18 August, as part of Australia’s National Science Week, you will have an out-of-this-universe opportunity to create a watercolour solar system poster (complete with custom made wooden hanging rails).
Join us and Artists, Sarah Hankinson and Kate Rijs as they explore a series of techniques designed specifically to replicate the planets in our solar system. Alongside this creative duo, will be Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway, lecturer in the School of Physics and Astronomy (Monash University), and creator of the popular massive open online course “How to Survive on Mars”, as she guides you through a science lesson comparable to nothing on this good earth. The result – a supernova of the creative kind….

Why You're Not Dead Yet
2018-08-17 19:00 - 2018-08-18 20:00 | Loop Project Space & Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Neuroscientist Dave Farmer gives a comedic, educational talk about the arse end of the brain (aka the brainstem) filtered through Jackson Voorhaar’s non-educational comedy mind to help disseminate the information to the layidiot. Thanks for not laughing at disseminate.
Why You’re Not Dead Yet is an infotainment/storytelling/comedy mash performed by David Farmer, a Scottish (but also Australian) neuroscientist and Jackson Voorhaar, an eight-time Melbourne International Comedy Festival & two-time Edinburgh Fringe comedy veteran.
Dave gives a comedic informational talk, aimed at the layperson, on the subconscious functions of the brain stem – Dave’s particular area of expertise – with detours into the origin of Frankenstein, the 18th century Italians that invented the battery by accident, and Dave’s insecurity in party settings.
The brainstem the area of the brain that regulates things like your heart rate, your blood pressure and your breathing. Scientists that study fancy things like consciousness would call this ‘housekeeping’ but Dave calls it ‘Why You’re Not Dead Yet’. All the while, this information is filtered through Jackson’s, non-scientific comedy mind to help disseminate the information to the layidiot. Thanks for not laughing at disseminate.

The Dynamic Brain
2018-08-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Clayton Library, 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton, 3168
Find out why the brain is the most incredible organ in your body.
It is said that you are not the same person you were six months ago. Cells in your skin, your heart and your blood – all across your body – die and are replaced every day. Everywhere, that is, except your brain. Your brain is amazingly plastic – it continually learns, adapts and changes as you do. Yet all of this occurs using the same brain cells that you were born with. How is this possible? One process underlies our ability to learn, our memory, and recovery from disease and injury. Join us to find out how your brain is the most incredible organ in your body.
Dr Matt Sykes from Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute will talk about his recent research on the Dynamic Brain at a free talk at the Library during National Science Week 2018.

SCI-FI[LM]: Ex Machina
2018-08-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Federation Hall, Theatre 205, 7-17 Grant Street #5, Southbank, VIC, 3006, Australia
Artificial intelligence isn’t a thing of the future anymore – self-taught A.I. is already smarter than humans at gaming, life-like interactive sex robots are in high demand, and Google Assistant can switch the lights in your home on and off at your request. Does A.I. make our lives more perfect?
Join us for a brief chat with PhD candidate and physiotherapist Jessica Williams followed by a screening of Ex Machina.
Ex Machina synopsis
Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac).
Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test – charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence.
That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated — and more deceptive — than the two men could have imagined.

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival @ Edenhope Library
2018-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Edenhope Library (Wimmera Regional Library branch), 49 Elizabeth Street, Edenhope, VIC, 3318, Australia
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.

Scinema International Science Film Festival @ Springdale Neighbourhood Centre
2018-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Springdale Neighbourhood Centre, 17-21 High Street, Drysdale, VIC, 3222, Australia
SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible.
Come along to enjoy the film festival with pizza!
